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Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
NCZ105-232115-
BACK ISLAND
34.53N 77.72W ELEV. 20 FT
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 82 65 82 50 75
TEMP 70 73 77 80 79 74 70 68 66 70 79 80 77 70 59 54 52 55 69 73 70 62
DEWPT 68 68 67 67 68 67 67 66 66 66 61 56 54 51 48 45 44 42 39 36 38 42
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 43 75 26
RH 91 84 73 66 68 80 88 95100 86 54 44 44 51 68 72 75 63 33 26 31 47
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 25 29 29 31 33 35 34 34 34 34 33 33 33 34
WIND SPD 5 6 10 12 11 8 6 6 6 6 10 13 12 10 8 5 6 9 10 10 5 2
WIND GUST 8 9 13 16 14 10 9 9 9 9 12 16 14 12 9 6 8 11 12 12 6 2
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 78 92 83 74 73 73 68 63 58 53 54 57 45 34 26 18 13 8 8 8 14 19
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 40 30 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.37 0.07 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L C S C C C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
DSI 2 3
MIX HGT 4500 4600 300 300 7300 7800
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 13 10 10 13 16
ADI 47 47 13 7 61 62 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 8 3 2 4 4 2 2
STABILITY C B C E D B D F D A
CEILING 5500 9800 6300 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.93 29.87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 51 78 54 80 60 82 63 83
TEMP 53 56 72 67 57 60 77 71 63 65 78 73 66 68 80 74
DEWPT 43 45 37 46 49 52 49 54 57 59 57 60 61 62 59 61
MAX/MIN RH 74 26 77 37 84 48 85 49
RH 68 65 28 47 74 73 38 56 81 80 48 63 83 81 50 65
WIND DIR SE N W SW SW W S S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 3 4 6 2 1 3 6 4 2 3 8 6 4 5 10 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S S S S
$$
NCZ099-232115-
BORDER BELT
34.41N 78.79W ELEV. 89 FT
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 84 64 80 48 76
TEMP 69 72 79 81 80 74 71 69 66 68 75 79 77 71 59 53 50 53 67 72 71 63
DEWPT 67 69 68 67 68 68 67 65 65 64 58 53 51 49 45 43 42 41 38 35 38 41
MIN/MAX RH 63 95 40 75 26
RH 93 88 69 63 66 81 88 89 95 87 56 42 40 45 61 67 75 64 34 26 30 44
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 26 32 31 32 33 35 35 35 34 34 34 33 32 31
WIND SPD 5 5 8 10 9 6 6 6 8 9 13 16 14 10 8 6 6 8 9 9 4 1
WIND GUST 8 8 10 13 11 9 9 9 10 11 16 19 18 12 9 8 8 9 11 11 4 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 56 81 80 79 71 64 59 54 54 55 50 45 31 17 14 11 8 5 6 8 12 17
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 40 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C S
TSTMS S S S S
OBVIS PF
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 4 3 4 4
DSI 3 3
MIX HGT 5600 5800 300 300 7300 7800
T WIND DIR S S S W NW NW
T WIND SPD 11 12 10 11 17 17
ADI 44 45 8 11 69 70 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 3 2 4 4 2 2
STABILITY C B C E C B D F D A
CEILING 10800 4000 23500 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.84 29.79 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 50 79 53 81 59 84 62 85
TEMP 54 54 74 68 56 59 78 72 62 64 80 75 66 67 82 76
DEWPT 41 45 39 46 50 52 50 55 58 59 58 59 61 62 59 61
MAX/MIN RH 71 26 87 36 91 43 89 45
RH 61 71 27 45 80 80 38 54 86 85 46 59 84 84 47 61
WIND DIR SE N W W SW SE SW S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 2 4 2 1 2 5 4 2 2 6 5 4 5 8 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S S S S
$$
NCZ109-232115-
NATURE CONSERVANCY
34.05N 78.29W ELEV. 56 FT
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 81 66 82 50 76
TEMP 71 74 77 79 78 74 72 70 68 70 78 81 80 71 60 55 52 54 69 74 72 64
DEWPT 68 69 69 69 68 69 68 67 66 65 60 56 53 51 47 44 42 41 39 37 40 43
MIN/MAX RH 70 95 40 70 26
RH 90 86 76 71 71 82 87 91 95 82 53 42 40 49 62 67 70 62 33 26 31 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 29 29 31 33 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 02
WIND SPD 6 6 10 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 11 13 11 9 6 6 6 8 9 9 5 1
WIND GUST 9 9 13 16 16 13 11 11 10 10 13 16 13 11 8 8 8 9 11 11 6 1
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 74 85 78 72 67 63 59 56 52 48 47 45 33 21 17 13 10 6 6 7 11 14
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 30 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.05 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 3 4 4
DSI 2 3
MIX HGT 3500 4000 300 300 7500 8100
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 14 12 11 14 14
ADI 41 44 15 11 61 63 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 5 3 2 4 4 2 2
STABILITY C B C E C B D F D A
CEILING 9800 10800 9800 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 51 77 56 79 61 80 63 82
TEMP 55 57 72 67 60 62 76 71 64 65 77 72 67 68 78 73
DEWPT 45 44 39 47 51 52 52 55 57 58 57 59 61 61 59 61
MAX/MIN RH 75 29 77 43 81 50 82 52
RH 69 63 29 48 71 70 43 58 77 76 51 64 79 78 52 65
WIND DIR E N S S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 3 4 6 4 1 3 9 6 4 3 11 9 6 6 12 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ107-232115-
HORTICULTURAL CRS
34.32N 77.92W ELEV. 43 FT
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 82 66 83 50 76
TEMP 71 74 77 80 80 75 72 69 67 71 80 82 80 72 60 54 51 54 69 74 72 63
DEWPT 67 68 68 67 68 67 67 67 66 66 60 56 53 50 48 46 44 42 38 36 38 42
MIN/MAX RH 64 97 39 77 25
RH 89 83 73 64 66 78 85 92 97 83 51 41 39 47 66 74 77 64 33 25 29 46
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 29 29 31 33 35 34 34 34 34 34 34 00 02
WIND SPD 8 8 10 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 11 13 13 11 9 6 8 9 10 9 6 3
WIND GUST 10 10 13 16 14 11 10 9 9 10 13 16 16 13 11 8 9 11 12 11 8 3
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 78 88 80 71 71 70 65 60 56 52 51 53 41 29 22 16 11 7 6 6 12 17
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 40 30 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.06 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L C S C S S C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 1
HAINES 3 3 3 4 3 4 3
DSI 2 3
MIX HGT 4600 4900 300 300 7800 8400
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 14 11 10 14 16
ADI 47 49 13 10 62 63 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 6 3 2 4 4 2 2
STABILITY C B C E D B D F D A
CEILING 5500 9800 6300 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.94 29.88 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 52 77 56 80 61 81 64 83
TEMP 54 57 72 68 60 62 76 71 64 66 77 73 67 68 78 73
DEWPT 44 44 37 45 50 52 50 54 57 58 56 59 61 61 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 73 27 73 39 80 48 82 50
RH 68 61 28 45 70 69 39 55 77 77 49 62 79 79 51 64
WIND DIR SE N SW SW SW W S S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 3 4 5 2 1 3 8 5 3 2 9 8 5 6 11 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ096-232115-
TURNBULL CREEK
34.68N 78.58W ELEV. 98 FT
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 83 64 80 47 76
TEMP 69 72 78 80 80 73 70 67 65 68 75 78 77 70 59 53 49 53 66 72 71 63
DEWPT 67 69 67 67 67 68 67 65 64 64 57 52 50 48 45 42 41 41 37 34 36 40
MIN/MAX RH 63 97 38 74 24
RH 93 90 71 63 66 84 91 93 97 85 54 40 38 45 60 66 74 63 33 24 28 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 26 32 31 32 33 35 35 35 35 34 34 34 00 02
WIND SPD 4 5 8 9 8 6 6 6 8 8 12 16 13 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 5 1
WIND GUST 4 8 10 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 14 19 16 11 9 9 9 9 11 11 6 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 56 83 81 79 75 70 65 60 59 58 51 47 34 21 17 13 9 5 7 9 16 22
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 50 40 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 3 4 4
DSI 3 3
MIX HGT 5100 5500 300 300 7300 8000
T WIND DIR S S S W NW NW
T WIND SPD 11 11 10 11 16 16
ADI 39 40 8 10 69 67 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 6 3 2 4 4 2 2
STABILITY C B C E C B D F D A
CEILING 10800 4000 20800 6300 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.85 29.80 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 51 79 54 81 59 84 62 85
TEMP 54 54 74 69 56 58 78 73 62 64 81 76 66 67 82 77
DEWPT 40 44 37 44 49 51 48 53 57 59 56 59 61 62 58 61
MAX/MIN RH 68 23 84 32 89 41 89 42
RH 59 68 26 41 77 77 34 50 84 84 43 56 85 84 44 58
WIND DIR SE N W W SW SE SW S S S SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 2 5 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 5 4 3 4 6 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
NCZ110-232115-
SUNNY POINT
34.00N 77.96W ELEV. 30 FT
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 78 67 80 54 75
TEMP 71 73 75 77 77 73 71 69 68 70 76 79 78 71 62 57 55 57 69 74 72 65
DEWPT 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 65 60 57 54 52 49 46 44 43 39 37 39 43
MIN/MAX RH 76 97 44 68 26
RH 88 87 82 76 77 87 91 95 96 85 58 46 44 52 64 67 67 59 34 26 30 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 28 28 31 32 34 34 35 34 34 34 34 35 01
WIND SPD 9 9 11 14 13 11 11 11 10 9 12 14 13 11 10 9 10 11 11 10 8 4
WIND GUST 11 11 14 19 18 14 14 14 13 11 14 18 16 13 12 11 12 13 13 12 9 4
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 80 89 78 67 69 70 63 56 51 45 48 49 38 26 20 14 11 7 7 7 10 13
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 40 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.07 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L C S S S S S
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 4 3 4 4
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 3100 3100 300 300 6100 7200
T WIND DIR S S SW W W NW
T WIND SPD 16 17 14 13 16 17
ADI 45 45 16 13 61 64 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 5 4 2 4 4 2 2
STABILITY C C C E C B D E C A
CEILING 5500 9800 6300 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.94 29.90 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 54 75 58 77 63 78 65 79
TEMP 57 59 71 68 62 64 74 71 66 66 75 72 68 69 75 72
DEWPT 46 44 38 46 50 52 51 54 56 57 57 59 60 60 58 60
MAX/MIN RH 72 30 69 44 75 52 79 54
RH 67 57 30 46 65 65 45 56 71 72 53 64 76 75 55 66
WIND DIR E N S SW SW W S S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 4 6 8 5 2 4 10 9 5 3 12 10 9 8 12 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ099-232115-
WHITEVILLE
34.34N 78.73W ELEV. 98 FT
409 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 83 65 82 48 76
TEMP 70 73 78 80 79 74 72 69 67 69 76 80 78 71 59 53 50 52 68 73 71 63
DEWPT 67 69 68 68 68 69 68 66 65 64 59 55 52 50 46 43 42 41 39 37 40 43
MIN/MAX RH 67 95 40 75 27
RH 93 89 72 67 69 82 88 89 95 86 55 42 40 47 63 68 75 66 34 27 32 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 21 26 30 30 32 33 35 35 35 35 35 34 34 00 03
WIND SPD 5 5 8 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 12 14 13 10 8 6 6 8 9 9 4 0
WIND GUST 8 8 10 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 14 18 16 12 9 8 8 9 11 11 4 0
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 61 81 79 77 69 61 58 54 54 53 49 45 32 18 15 12 9 5 6 7 11 15
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 40 30 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.25 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S C S S S
TSTMS S S S S S
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 3 4 4
DSI 2 3
MIX HGT 4200 4800 300 300 7500 8000
T WIND DIR S S S W NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 12 10 11 16 16
ADI 39 41 8 10 66 67 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 3 2 4 4 2 2
STABILITY C B C E C B D F D A
CEILING 10800 4000 20800 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.88 29.84 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 50 78 54 81 59 83 62 84
TEMP 54 55 74 68 57 60 77 72 63 64 79 74 66 67 80 75
DEWPT 42 45 40 47 51 53 52 56 58 59 58 60 61 62 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 74 28 85 40 89 47 88 49
RH 66 69 29 48 79 78 41 58 84 83 49 62 85 83 50 64
WIND DIR SE N SW SW SW SW S S S SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 3 3 5 2 1 3 6 5 2 3 8 8 5 5 9 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
$$
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST. THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE CALCULATED FROM A 2.5 BY
2.5 KM DIGITAL DATABASE AND ONLY APPROXIMATES THE EXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE RELAY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO
THE NWS VIA EMAIL AT ILM.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
DSI (CAT)...........................DAVIS STABILITY INDEX
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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